By Mike Polce, Contributing Writer The media that we know and love is slowly crumbling before our eyes, and it is terrifying. It is not the lack of media or even the excess of media today that is the center point to our frustrations and grievances. It is the vigorous egos that live in the…
By Cameron Pettrone Staff Writer St. Bonaventure held a panel in the John J. Murphy Professional Building on Nov. 16 to discuss the results of the election and what may have led to Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton. Prior to the results being announced, many people, including most media outlets, believed that Clinton was…
I don’t watch TV. I barely watch Hulu or Netflix. When I want to watch my favorite show, I go straight to YouTube. YouTube is an evolving landscape that is constantly updating. Every day there are new episodes of some of the most popular shows. I myself have subscribed to 115 different channels and watch…
By Ashley-Kate McCann Contributing Writer With media outlets publishing less news on Ebola, there has been a dip in the scare tactics that had been so common in the preceding weeks. What was clearly more prevalent than the disease was the fear being spread about the “outbreak” of the disease. According to a Washington Post…
By Pat Tintle and Rachel Konieczny Assistant Sports Editor and Contributing Writer Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication professor Richard Lee and junior accounting major Kevin Veeley spoke at the 2014 New York State Communication Association (NYSCA) conference. Lee, who is currently teaching the honors course “Decision 2014: An Exploration…
By Brett Keegan Contributing Writer Say what you will about science, but if you want modern medicine or technology, you can’t pick and choose empirical facts. They operate beyond opinion and form the framework of what most consider “reality.” So when 97.1 percent of the scientific community believe humans have a role in climate change,…
By Nate West News Editor “This case is about a doctor who killed babies and endangered women. What we mean is that he regularly and illegally delivered live, viable babies in the third trimester of pregnancy — and then murdered these newborns by severing their spinal cords with scissors.” That is the opening paragraph of…
By Sam Berkhead Managing Editor I’d like to think that we live in a progressive, modern society in which sex is a healthy, normal and above all consensual part of adult relationships. Without fail, this optimism is dashed against the rocks on an almost daily basis. This Sunday, CNN correspondent Poppy Harlow covered the trial…
By Sara Ward Associate Editor As the excitement from Inauguration Day dies down, it’s amazing what kind of stories have emerged as a result. Among the expected headlines such as “Obama’s Address Filled With Inspirational Quotes” according to a Jan. 21 Huffington Post article or “President Addresses Thousands During Celebration” according to another Jan. 21…
By Gwen Furmanek Assitant Opinion Editor Why are the names of the sadistic perpetrators of shootings being sensationalized as household names? The American public focuses on the issue of gun control because of recent tragedies when, in reality, society should be looking toward the media for hyping up these villains to who they are. According…
By Katelyn Schrock Staff Writer Tom Missel With all the journalists and broadcast reporters on the St. Bonaventure campus, it is no surprise interviews take place every day, whether it is in the corner of Café La Verna or the press room in the Reilly Center. Without Tom Missel, director of media relations and…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor Media members from Western New York converged at the Pearl Street Grill and Brewery last Thursday afternoon for the first Big Four Basketball Media Day in a decade. The men’s and women’s basketball coaches from St. Bonaventure, Niagara University, University of Buffalo and Canisius all fielded questions from reporters…
